At the Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore on Tuesday, a few dozen protesters demanded freedom for a political consultant convicted of authoring an illegal robocall used during the 2010 gubernatorial election.

Baltimore City court officials said Henson's attorney filed the request, citing the declining health of Henson's mother, who is reportedly on life support.

Henson is currently serving a 60-day jail sentence for conspiracy for his role in the illegal 2010 Election Day robocall that was sent out to about 100,000 people in Prince George's County and Baltimore City, suggesting the gubernatorial race between Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Gov. Bob Ehrlich was over before the polls had actually closed.

Henson was convicted in May of conspiracy for failing to include an authority line in the call. A jury acquitted Henson of three other charges.

Many rallied earlier this month to have Henson released, calling his conviction a witch hunt.

Paul Schurick, a former aide to Ehrlich, was convicted of fraud in relation to the case and received home detention.